A documentary to be broadcast in Sweden tonight will allege that for the past two years agents working for forestry companies SCA and Holmen have been recruiting migrant workers from Cameroon to plant trees. According to the investigation workers are paid wages far below those promised by the agents and have to pay hefty sign-on fees. After the planting season many of the workers remain in Sweden as undocumented immigrants.
Sweden
Name
Sweden
ISO
SE
Region
Europe
Risk
Deforestation
No
Transhipment
No
Labour Rights & H&S
No
Environment
No
Biodiversity
Yes
Forest Area
Land Area
40,731,000
ha
Forest Area
28,073,000
ha (68.9%)
FSC Forest Area
12,259,756
ha (43.7%)
FSC CoCs
338
PEFC Forest Area
11,549,700
ha (41.1%)
PEFC CoCs
212
Paper Mills 11
| Mill |
|---|
| Braviken Holmen Paper AB |
|
| Grycksbo Arctic Paper |
|
| Hallsta Holmen Paper AB |
|
| Husum Metsä Board |
|
| Iggesunds Bruk Iggesund Holmen Group |
|
| Lessebo Paper AB Lessebo Paper AB |
|
| Munkedals Arctic Paper |
|
| Nymolla Sylvamo |
|
| Papyrus OptiGroup AB |
|
| Stora Enso Fors AB Stora Enso |
|
| Wargon Holmen Paper AB |
Forest Legislations 2
Swedish forestry firms in migrant labour scandal
The Local, Sweden, 23 Jan 2013